At the age of ten, she won the Guangdong Cailing Cup Singer Competition and became a much-told story. Look up Gu Xuan's resume, which says, "1988 joined the music scene, 10 participated in the singing competition of picking ling cup held by Guangdong Audio-visual and Hong Kong Sony Sound Records, and won the' Golden Cup Award'. The Cailing Cup was held in 1988, so she should have been born in 1978.